In Vivo Assessment of an Absorbable and Nonabsorbable Knotless Barbed Suture for Laparoscopic Single-Layer Enterotomy Closure: A Clinical and Biomechanical Comparison Against Nonbarbed Suture

Comparison of leak pressures for single‐layer simple continuous suture pattern for cystotomy closure using barbed and monofilament suture material in an ex vivo canine model*

“…Barbed suture has similar tensile strength to standard monofilament suture material when applied to porcine skin following surgical incision and are considered a viable alternative for skin closure . Barbed suture has been used experimentally in dogs for closure of enterotomies, incisional gastropexy procedures, tracheal resection and anastomosis, diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy, and closure of the abdominal wall, all with similar results to unbarbed suture material …”

Use of a Barbed Knotless Suture for Laparoscopic Ablation of the Nephrosplenic Space in 8 Horses

“…Their use is well described in the human plastic, gynecologic, and urologic surgical literature . Use of this suture in animal species has also been reported, including in equine intestinal anastomoses and for laparoscopic closure of the equine internal inguinal ring …”

Knotless choledochorraphy with barbed suture, safe and feasible

“…To date, the efficacy of this new material has been evaluated in different surgical fields, a few general surgery studies are available [12][13][14][15][16][17][18], gynecologists have also demonstrated its utilities [19][20][21], oncologists have reported advantages in its properties [22] and urology is the field where its usefulness is already a standard and concentrates most of its reports [23][24][25][26][27].…”